Afghan Violence Straining U.S. Troop Pullout

2/27/2012 10:21AM

WSJ's Dion Nissenbaum joins the News Hub to discuss recent violence stemming by Qurans being burned by U.S. troops and how it has put strains on a planned troop drawdown schedule. Photo: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

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